The Big Red Arrow Club Roundtable

004 - January 14th 2024 - Growth Mode!

The Big Red Arrow Club is a group of YouTube channels from the vintage tech and retro gaming community that came together with the aim of making our community and hobby a better place. Today the Big Red Round Table discusses the following question: Should your channel always be in growth mode? Or is it better to cater to your existing subscribers? Host:  @MoreFunMakingIt  [https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UC5WFTrin8VTv397vQIA8mcA] Twitter: https://twitter.com/morefunmakingit Panelists:  @CRG  [https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UC7C0p5DPOBkusUoGf8zIceA]  @polymatt  [https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UCTROtIF7bDJc5klVGRzsMQw]  @ctrlaltrees  [https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UCe7aGwKsc40TYqDJfjggeKg]

004 - December 17th 2023

The Big Red Arrow Club is a group of YouTube channels from the vintage tech and retro gaming community that came together with the aim of making our community and hobby a better place. Today the Big Red Round Table discusses the following questions: 1. Sh#t Or Get Off The Pot - Why You Should Stop D$cking About And Actually Start That YouTube Channel You've Been Banging On About For Years 2. YT product managers have stated that “the algorithm” recommends videos based on what your audience wants to see, which is determined by what your audience watched previously (all videos, not just yours) and how long they watched those videos for. Since these metrics change all the time, is there any way to optimise for it? 3. "Not Everything Has to Be a Video" - remembering to take time to enjoy your hobbies for yourself as well as your audience 4. If you could own one thing Host:  @MoreFunMakingIt  [https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UC5WFTrin8VTv397vQIA8mcA] Twitter: https://twitter.com/morefunmakingit Panelists:  @WhatHoSnorkers  [https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UCmKA-MiHwHpuawrhPBsWzJg] Twitter: https://twitter.com/JAMOGRAD  @CRG  [https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UC7C0p5DPOBkusUoGf8zIceA] Twitter: https://twitter.com/YT_CRG  @leesmithsworkshop  [https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UCqbB4F6Fq9Gi7LJmiHxbeYg] Twitter: https://twitter.com/leesmithswrkshp

003 - November 26th 2023

The Big Red Arrow Club is a group of YouTube channels from the vintage tech and retro gaming community that came together with the aim of making our community and hobby a better place. Today's Big Red Round Table discussion question is: What is your process? We delve into how we started, and how we have changed. Host: @MoreFunMakingIt [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5WFTrin8VTv397vQIA8mcA] Panellists: @RetroBytesUK [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBp33nQRejZkmujCMtnPJTQ] @CRG [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7C0p5DPOBkusUoGf8zIceA] @RoseTintedSpectrum [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGDTjXnyGM5flG6Xk6fiMAg] @polymatt [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTROtIF7bDJc5klVGRzsMQw]

002 - November 19th 2023

The Big Red Arrow Club is a group of YouTube channels from the vintage tech and retro gaming community that came together with the aim of making our community and hobby a better place. Today's Big Red Round Table discussion questions are 1. Is YouTube pushing small channels? 2. Should you target wider audiences? 3. Clickbait. Good or bad? Host: @MoreFunMakingIt [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5WFTrin8VTv397vQIA8mcA] Panellists: @TimberwolfK [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCETNVSW8wEE5CcjMrn_N60g] @TheOldskoolPC [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbdAmnmYbrHIkM-FaXb__DQ] @WhatHoSnorkers [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmKA-MiHwHpuawrhPBsWzJg] @SuperJim [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgX4GfqPRTRBDG0UufIN2Xg] @retrobitstv [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnua6gZFiw77kxwNChkXGuw] @RetroBytesUK [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBp33nQRejZkmujCMtnPJTQ]

001 - Our Thoughts YouTube's New Monetisation Policy

In the first of a series of Big Red Arrow Club rountable discussions, we cover YouTube's new (November 2023) monetisation / advertising policies effecting creators as well as our thoughts on YouTube's latest moves to thwart adblocking technology. Hosted by: @ctrlaltrees [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe7aGwKsc40TYqDJfjggeKg] Co-starring: @polymatt [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTROtIF7bDJc5klVGRzsMQw] @NaokisRC [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ1z23ZZ6zJdw_YNoxRJyHQ] @GouldFishOnGames [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5Ee7qQWiSZDcdTnXB6fBfw]